No More Confusion – CAT Verbal Essentials

No More Confusion – CAT Verbal Essentials

Below is a list of words that speakers and writers of English often get confused with. They are called false cognates because they sound or are written so similarly that they are often confused with. Go through the list to avoid any mistake from now on.

1) Alternately: – means “taking turns”

Usage: – We paddled alternately so neither of us would get too tired.

Alternatively: – means “as an option”

Usage: – Instead of going by train, we could have gone alternatively by car.

2) Advice: – a noun meaning “an opinion given with the intention of helping”